Total awarded Europe’s largest EV charging contract in the Netherlands

Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Electric (MRA-Electric) has awarded Europe’s largest concession contract for electric vehicles (EV) charging to Total. Under this agreement, Total will install and operate up to 20,000 new public charging points in the Netherlands, in the three provinces of North-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht. 

This new contract intends to address the fast-growing demand for public electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the Netherlands. This EV charging network covers a population of 3.2 million inhabitants and around 15 per cent of the current Netherlands EV charging demand.

As part of this concession contract, the electricity supplied by Total Netherlands to the EV charging network will be 100 per cent sourced from renewable power and produced in the country. Total Netherlands has additionally pledged to gradually source part of it from the MRA region itself, enabling EV drivers to charge their electric vehicles with locally generated and sustainable energy. Total Netherlands will also study new solar power production opportunities in the MRA region.

In addition, Total will develop and implement smart charging technologies which aim to allow both a stable grid management at times of high electricity consumption as well as efficient and sustainable charging when cost of energy is more affordable.

“We are happy to have been awarded the largest public Electric Vehicle charging contract in Europe by Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Electric,” said Alexis Vovk, President for Marketing & Services and Member of the Executive Committee at Total. “By combining the experience and legacy of our team in the Netherlands with the expertise of Total in EV charging and in Solar Power, we were able to present an innovative offer fitting the needs of both the MRA-Electric and the future users. For Total, providing the Dutch EV drivers with such reliable charging infrastructure and services, powered by clean and renewable electricity, is a significant and unprecedented step toward sustainable mobility. It is in line with our ambition to operate 150,000 charging point by Europe by 2025 and to become a major player in the electric mobility business.“

About Total

As a major energy company, Total wants to contribute to three core challenges: satisfying the energy needs of a growing population, limiting the impact of climate change and adapting to changing customer expectations. As a major energy company, Total wants to contribute to three core challenges: satisfying the energy needs of a growing population, limiting the impact of climate change and adapting to changing customer expectations.